Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 282 · 40 questions

Memory tip (Each item pulls the next): Steps: picture the first item → link it to the next item → keep linking in order → replay the story. Use actions, not places: “a pen stirring tea in a cup” beats “a pen near a cup”. Every item needs its own link; skip one and that item is lost.

1. 1.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases an orange; the orange pulls a jug; the jug crashes into an urn; the urn falls into a sock. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) sock (b) urn (c) orange (d) owl
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a spoon; the spoon pulls a ball; the ball sings to a radio; the radio chases a monkey. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) spoon (b) ball (c) candle (d) radio
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a frog; the frog bounces onto a watch; the watch crashes into a duck; the duck pulls an igloo. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) watch (b) frog (c) duck (d) tomato
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a tent; the tent chases a wallet; the wallet falls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) tent (b) wallet (c) lamp (d) jalebi
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a goat; the goat jumps over a glass; the glass tickles an igloo; the igloo rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) jeep (b) orange (c) goat (d) igloo
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a tomato; the tomato jumps over a rose; the rose falls into a goat; the goat pulls an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) shoe (b) tomato (c) apple (d) goat
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a net; the net sits on a nest; the nest pulls an anchor. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) glass (b) anchor (c) lemon (d) net
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a tomato; the tomato crashes into a nest; the nest pulls a spoon; the spoon rolls into a frog. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) spoon (b) tomato (c) nest (d) frog
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases a wallet; the wallet sings to a jalebi; the jalebi tickles an ant; the ant jumps over a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) flute (b) wallet (c) rope (d) jalebi
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a van; the van tickles a cat; the cat jumps over a violin; the violin crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) van (b) violin (c) cat (d) shoe
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls a rose; the rose falls into a tiger; the tiger tickles a goat; the goat jumps over a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) kite (c) tiger (d) coconut
23. 23.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases an anchor; the anchor tickles a bucket; the bucket jumps over a coconut; the coconut rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) fan (b) coconut (c) bucket (d) umpire
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a doll; the doll falls into a guava; the guava crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a mango. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) doll (b) banana (c) mango (d) ice cream
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases an ant; the ant tickles a glass; the glass rolls into a jeep; the jeep sits on a nest. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) ant (b) jeep (c) glass (d) inkpot
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango crashes into a fan; the fan rolls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an onion; the onion chases a parrot. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) mango (b) onion (c) parrot (d) fan
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into an igloo; the igloo tickles an ant; the ant sits on a bucket; the bucket pulls a shoe. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) igloo (b) ant (c) drum (d) bucket
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger pulls a ladder; the ladder jumps over an apple; the apple tickles a fan; the fan bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) fan (b) tiger (c) ladder (d) jug
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into an igloo; the igloo sings to an urn; the urn chases an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) urn (c) pencil (d) doll
34. 34.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sings to a nest; the nest rolls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a kettle; the kettle sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) banana (b) kettle (c) jalebi (d) nest
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a rope; the rope sings to an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a net; the net sits on a monkey. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) goat (b) rope (c) ice cream (d) net
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a cat; the cat falls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a jug; the jug chases a ladder. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) anchor (b) cat (c) needle (d) jug
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles a drum; the drum sings to a whistle; the whistle falls into a flute; the flute crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) violin (b) whistle (c) bucket (d) drum
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a rope; the rope crashes into a needle; the needle sings to a banana; the banana falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) coconut (c) doll (d) banana
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a kettle; the kettle pulls a sock; the sock sits on an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a pillow. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kettle (b) umpire (c) frog (d) pillow

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